Is anyone watching the launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy?
So it's still orbiting the earth? I thought it was supposed to be on the way to Mars.
February 07, 2018, 08:39 PM
Orguss
It took three days to get from the Earth to the Moon during the Apollo missions. I'm sure the views of Earth will be around for a few weeks.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
February 07, 2018, 08:48 PM
RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by ccmdfd: So it's still orbiting the earth? I thought it was supposed to be on the way to Mars.
It's on the way towards Mars but will settle into a Heliocentric orbit.
What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
February 09, 2018, 10:48 AM
Pipe Smoker
“…Musk shared a final photo on Wednesday of the Roadster that he launched into space, saying 'last pic of Starman in Roadster enroute [sic] to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt.'
Now, many have begun to question what will happen to the Roadster and Starman as they drift further along on a 250-million-mile journey.
According to several scientists, the outlook is pretty grim - the Roadster will have to face tough conditions in outer space, namely thousands of micometeorites and dangerous cosmic radiation…”
Starman’s journey makes me think of Iggy Pop and “Punk Rocker”:
See me die on Bleecker Street I'm bored with being god See me sneering in my car I'm driving to my star
I'm listening to the music with no fear You can hear it too if you're sincere
Serious about crackers.
February 09, 2018, 11:08 AM
RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by parallel: Some pretty cool video, but the REAL treat with this one is the binaural audio immersion.
Before NASA figured out that you wanted / needed to suppress the sound of a large rocket launch, the test flight of Apollo 4 was conducted. Several of the buildings felt like they were about to fall down, per Walter Cronkite.
February 09, 2018, 11:12 AM
sigmonkey
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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker: “…Musk shared a final photo on Wednesday of the Roadster that he launched into space, saying 'last pic of Starman in Roadster enroute [sic] to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt.'...
"...and thanks for all the fish."
(hope Starman has his towel...)
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
February 09, 2018, 12:14 PM
Texas Bob C.
When that thing took off it left scratch in all four gears.
February 09, 2018, 12:48 PM
HawkeyeJohn
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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles: SPACEX, brought to you by #notthegovernment
Maybe not the US government, but the US taxpayers have subsidized him to the tune of $4.9 Billion. You and I paid for this toy.
Tesla in space shots are absolutely fake - but what do you expect from a fraud.
Would someone like to explain how this roadster was deployed and why there was no video for that?
Anyone remember deployment of the Hubble telescope? Pretty involved...
Does it have retro rockets to execute it's maneuvers or are the camera angles just fortuitous?
And where are the cameras? Odd that there aren't any to be seen in the wide angle shots...
Where are the continents? Has global warming drowned them all?
Wouldn't the tires explode in a vacuum?
Why don't the shadows on the earth correspond with those on the Tesla?
Wasn't the (employee) cheering a little over the top during the launch sequence?
Who's benefiting from this? If the moon was discovered to be 99%, gold - would it make economic sense to send rockets into space to mine it?
'Private public partnership' my ass. Would someone like to explain to me what the financial incentive is for going to Mars? Or to the Moon?
Hate to break it to you, but the Earth is flat and the Sun revolves around us.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
